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Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger-Aliassime eliminated at Madrid Open
MADRID - Canada's Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime are out of the singles draw at the Madrid Open after suffering losses on Tuesday. The 11th-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., los...
May 4, 2021
Longtime executive Copeland joins Woodbine Entertainment as Chief Commercial Officer
TORONTO - Woodbine Entertainment hired Michael Copeland as its chief commercial officer on Tuesday. Copeland joins Woodbine Entertainment after having founded his own sports consulting business. Prior...
May 4, 2021
Canadian diver Wiens takes bronze in 10-metre platform at World Cup in Tokyo
TOKYO - Canada's Rylan Wiens finished with a bronze medal in the men's 10-metre platform Tuesday at a FINA Diving World Cup event. Wiens, from Saskatoon, was 10th after the semifinals, but he posted a...
May 4, 2021
First Egyptian youth baseball league using program from Canada to teach game
A curriculum developed by Baseball Canada is being used to help teach the game to Egypt's first youth baseball league. American-based Because Baseball, a non-profit organization, is running the league...
May 4, 2021
'Horrible' weeks ahead as India's virus catastrophe worsens
NEW DELHI - COVID-19 infections and deaths are mounting with alarming speed in India with no end in sight to the crisis and a top expert warning that the coming weeks in the country of nearly 1.4 bill...
May 4, 2021
Canadian rider James Piccoli finishes third in third stage of Tour of Rwanda
GICUMBI, Rwanda - Canadian rider James Piccoli finished third Tuesday in the third stage of the Tour of Rwanda.France's Alain Boileau, a member of the B&B Hotels p/b KTM team, won a sprint to the ...
May 4, 2021
Saudi oil firm Aramco's first-quarter profits up by 30%
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Aramco said Tuesday its profits soared by 30% in the first-quarter of the year, compared to last year, riding on the back of higher crude oil prices. The results co...
May 4, 2021
Stepping in for injured Lowry and VanVleet, Flynn picks up rookie of month honours
NEW YORK - Toronto Raptors guard Malachi Flynn is the NBA's Eastern Conference rookie of the month for April. With guards Kyle Lowry and Fred VanVleet each missing multiple games with injuries in Apri...
May 4, 2021
Calgary featherweight (Mean) Hakeem Dawodu to face unbeaten Russian at UFC 263
TORONTO - Calgary featherweight (Mean) Hakeem Dawodu will be looking for his sixth straight UFC win when he takes on unbeaten Russian Movsar Evloev at UFC 263 on June 12. Evloev (14-0-0) is ranked 14t...
May 4, 2021
US trade deficit hits record $74.4 billion in March
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit surged to a record $74.4 billion in March as an improving U.S. economy drove purchases of imported foreign goods. The deficit, the gap between what America buys fro...
May 4, 2021
